Actress Carole Cook showed a knack for comic timing from early on, so much so that the legendary Lucille Ball took her on as a protégé. Cook would make many appearances on Ball's TV shows, The Lucy Show and Here's Lucy, as well as other shows like Magnum, P.I., Dynasty, and Grey's Anatomy. She would also appear in several movies, like Sixteen ...
Helen Hayes Awards for outstanding Supporting Performer, Visiting Production
Movies
Home on the Range, Lost & Found, Grandview, U.S.A., Sixteen Candles, Summer Lovers, American Gigolo, The Gauntlet, The Incredible Mr. Limpet, Palm Springs Weekend, In the Glitter Palace
Star Sign
Capricorn
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Fact
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Most recently guest-starred on Grey's Anatomy (2005). [March 2006]
2
Her nephew Byron Cook serves in the Texas State House of Representatives.
3
Singer/comedienne and a cabaret favorite in New York and Los Angeles, with scores of musical comedy shows to her credit, Mame and Hello Dolly! among them.
4
She was a close friend and protégé of Lucille Ball, and lived in Ball's home early in her career. Ball was the matron of honor at Cook's 1964 wedding. Ball is credited for suggesting Cook change her stage name from Mildred Frances to Carole, in honor of Ball's close friend Carole Lombard.
5
For over three decades Carole has been heavily involved in the fight against AIDS by performing diligently at S.T.A.G.E. benefits.
6
Fondly known as "the Lunts of L.A. Theater", she and actor/husband Tom Troupe received a joint honorary 2002 Los Angeles Ovation Award for Career Achievements. They have co-starred in many plays together over the years, including "The Lion in Winter", "Father's Day", and "Patio/Porch".
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Her brother Leland Cook and his sons were in the vending machine business in Corsicana, Texas. They built a planetarium at Navarro College in Corsicana. Leland once worked in management of The Corsicana Daily Sun, the newspaper in Corsicana.
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting
2016
post-production
Erika Ericson
A Very Sordid Wedding
post-production
Hortense
Break a Hip
2015
TV Series
Pearl / Pearl Goodfish
Major Crimes
2014
TV Series
Marcella Brewster
Grey's Anatomy
2006
TV Series
Sophie Larson
Home on the Range
2004
Pearl Gesner (voice)
Strip Mall
2000
TV Series
Doreen Krudup
Lost & Found
1999/I
Sylvia
Fast Money
1996
Ester
Gloria Vane
1993
TV Movie
Mona Lewis
A Family for Joe
1990
TV Series
Murder, She Wrote
1985-1988
TV Series
Shayne Grant / Christine Carpenter
Cagney & Lacey
1986-1988
TV Series
Donna LaMarr / Donna La Mar
Dynasty
1986-1987
TV Series
Cora Van Husen / Cora Van Heusen
Carly's Web
1987
TV Movie
Myrtle
Magnum, P.I.
1986
TV Series
Sarah Tate
The A-Team
1986
TV Series
Mrs. Prescott
Grandview, U.S.A.
1984
Betty Welles
Sixteen Candles
1984
Helen
Quincy M.E.
1983
TV Series
Winslow
The Love Boat
1983
TV Series
Phyllis Faraday
Hart to Hart
1982
TV Series
Christine Garrick
Something So Right
1982
TV Movie
Cahuenga
Knight Rider
1982
TV Series
Sen. Maggie Flynn
Trapper John, M.D.
1982
TV Series
Natasha
Summer Lovers
1982
Barbara Foster
Capitol
1982
TV Series
Sugar Laine (1983-1984)
Strike Force
1982
TV Series
Mitzi
Laverne & Shirley
1982
TV Series
Mrs. Harmon
CBS Children's Mystery Theatre
1982
TV Series
Florence Dumont
Darkroom
1981
TV Series
Sally Anne
American Gigolo
1980
Mrs. Dobrun
Make Me an Offer
1980
TV Movie
Pru Babcock
Rendezvous Hotel
1979
TV Movie
Lucille Greenwood
The Gauntlet
1977
Waitress
Kojak
1977
TV Series
Marie Stella
Charlie's Angels
1976-1977
TV Series
Hildy Slater / Madam Dorian
In the Glitter Palace
1977
TV Movie
Daisy Dolon
Starsky and Hutch
1977
TV Series
'Scorchy'
Bronk
1976
TV Series
Beatrice
Emergency!
1976
TV Series
Nurse
Chico and the Man
1975-1976
TV Series
Flora
Ellery Queen
1976
TV Series
Gossip Columnist
Baretta
1975
TV Series
Mrs. Marriott
Maude
1974
TV Series
Marta
Here's Lucy
1969-1974
TV Series
Cynthia Duncan / Ma Parker / Lillian Rylander / ...
McMillan & Wife
1972-1974
TV Series
Carole Crenshaw / Marnie
Lady Luck
1973
TV Movie
Fran
Sarge
1971
TV Series
Cass
That Girl
1969
TV Series
Dorothy Desmond
My World and Welcome to It
1969
TV Series
Aunt Kate
The Lucy Show
1963-1968
TV Series
Thelma Green / Mrs. Valance / Gladys / ...
Daniel Boone
1966
TV Series
Annie Boyd
Vacation Playhouse
1966
TV Series
Nurse
Kentucky Jones
1964
TV Series
Dodie Wipple
The New Phil Silvers Show
1964
TV Series
Mrs. Kerrigan / Gertrude
The Incredible Mr. Limpet
1964
Bessie Limpet
Palm Springs Weekend
1963
Naomi Yates
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1963
TV Series
Molly O'Day / Fifi LaVerne
U.S. Marshal
1960
TV Series
Mrs. Parker / Nurse
The Sheriff of Cochise
1956
TV Series
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Grey's Anatomy
2006
TV Series performer - 1 episode
That Girl
1969
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Here's Lucy
1968
TV Series performer - 1 episode
The Lucy Show
1963
TV Series performer - 1 episode
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1963
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
Jack Benny's Birthday Special
1969
TV Special dubbed voice - uncredited
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2016
Documentary post-production
Herself
Greenwich Village: A World Apart
2015
Documentary short
Herself
Earl Hamner Storyteller
2015
Documentary
Herself
Here's Harry: Remembering Gale Gordon
2011
Video documentary short
Herself - Interviewee / Clips from 'Here's Lucy'
Let's Talk to Carole
2010
Video documentary short
Herself
Lucy Meets the Burtons: A Comedic Gem
2010
Video documentary short
Herself - Interviewee
101 Even Bigger Celebrity Oops
2005
TV Movie documentary
Herself
E! 101 Most Awesome Moments in Entertainment
2004
TV Movie documentary
Herself
The Desilu Story
2003
TV Movie documentary
Herself
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003
Documentary
Herself
E! True Hollywood Story
2001
TV Series documentary
Herself
Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie
1993
TV Movie documentary
Herself
The Making of 'Summer Lovers'
1982
TV Movie documentary
Herself
The Paul Ryan Show
1977
TV Series
Herself
The Merv Griffin Show
1972
TV Series
Herself
Dean Martin Presents the Golddiggers
1969
TV Series
Herself
The Joey Bishop Show
1967
TV Series
Herself
Danny Thomas' The Wonderful World of Burlesque: Second Edition